Home Counties
Home Counties Region
The region has a committee of seven regional officers. The regional committee consists of a chair, director/vice chair, three training officers, a treasurer, and a secretary. The region aims to host four regional training days per year covering a wide range of licensing and related topics, delivered by experienced individuals from a range of professions and backgrounds. These training sessions generally alternate between in person and online platforms. The region aims to rotate the location of face-to-face meetings to ensure members from all areas can attend.
If you are a licensing practitioner or professional living or working in the HC region, you can join the Institute to become a regional member.
Counties in the Region
- Buckinghamshire
- Bedfordshire
- Berkshire
- Hertfordshire
- Oxfordshire
- Essex
Home Counties Committee
Mike Harding
Training & Events Officer
Tony Ireland
Secretary
Phil Andrews
Treasurer
Emma Thompson
Training & Events Officer
Laura Driscoll
Vice Chair & Communications Officer
Vikki Rigden
Training & Events Officer
Charlie Robinson
Regional Chair
Regional & National News
Institute of Licensing responds to government’s licensing framework review
The Institute of Licensing has published its formal response to the Government’s Call for Evidence on Reforming the Licensing Framework.
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Dogs Trust urges government to introduce licensing regime for fireworks events to protect animal welfare
Dogs Trust has renewed its call for tighter controls on fireworks events, urging the UK government to introduce a mandatory...
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Labour MPs back gambling tax to fight child poverty
Nearly a quarter of Labour MPs have signed a petition urging the chancellor to hike taxes on gambling companies.
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Government to legislate on taxi licensing following national audit on child exploitation
The UK Government has confirmed it will introduce legislation to address concerns raised in the National Audit on Group-Based Child...
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Regulator suspends licences over self-exclusion failures in adult gaming centres
The Gambling Commission has suspended multiple AGC operators for breaching mandatory self-exclusion rules.
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Gambling Commission suspends two licences
Spribe OÜ and VGC Leeds Limited have both had their licences suspended with immediate effect.
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Animal welfare bill advances unamended to final Lords stage
The Animal Welfare (Import of Dogs, Cats and Ferrets) Bill has passed through committee stage in the House of Lords.
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Councils invited to join deep dive sessions on regulatory burdens
DBT is inviting council officers to November’s Local Authority Regulatory Deep Dive meetings, covering topics such as licensing regulation.
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